FACT: Obama is GWB on Super Steriods, I told you people

[CrusaderFrank]

Obama is wasting American blood and treasure defending Libyan Oil. If Libya didn't have oil, would we even be there?

Furthermore, you cannot defeat an ideology with cruise missiles.

In closing, Obama is only making more Libyans! They will use the pictures of the American missile strikes as a recruiting poster.

 

[skookerasbil]

Yea i've been saying this for a long time too. I just don't see any real differences between the two. I know some of the loyal Hopey Changey sycophants desperately try to point out some differences,but these are only feeble attempts at best. Now Gaddafi is supposedly way worse than that Saddam Hussein guy. That sure is a weak and absurd argument in my opinion. If anything i would say the Iraq Wars supporters had a much stronger argument than the supporters of this War do.

Saddam Hussein gassed his own people and invaded Nations. Gaddafi has never invaded Nations and there is absolutely no evidence of "Genocide" either. This is a Libyan Civil War. Nothing more. We have no business being involved with their internal conflicts. Would we like it if Nations decided to bomb us because we were having internal strife? I'm guessing we wouldn't like that at all. These Bombings are just wrong. Period,end of story.

Another item that is up setting is to the left its personal
And God forbid you tell the truth to them. an entire generation has been lost to the non stop lies of the NY times, NBC etc....
Saddam had in reality 11 years to do the right thing, he never would and his own people hung him

Indeed..........indeed

Take a gandor over to MSNBC this week just for the shits and giggles factor. Talk about the Land of Oz. Its fcukking fascinating. No wonder they have 179 viewers/night .......a majority of people who are not mental cases and who tend to be apolitical would tune into that shit and say to themselves, "Huh????.......WTF??!!!" Guests on there saying, "Obamas strategy is brilliant."....."Put GOP in a corner with no answers!!"......"Supporting the use of using American power in a supportive role is a stroke of genius!"

You ask yourself why the American tradiional media has been on an escalator down for years? Because enough people who pay attention to this shit have come to realize that the media shouldnt be a cheerleader for any politican. Thats why FOX has become so fcukking huge...........people are sick of being patronized by the hyper-partisans in the media.

 

[Dr.Drock]

I do not dis agree much
GWb did not do really a bad job
9-11 would have thrown anyone a curve
and as far as Saddam goes, no matter what any-one says that problem had to be dealt with. One thing that come from that event you never hear nothing about was The base we had In Saudi closing
saving billions over time
really its the same we had in Iraq with thousands of troops instead of 10s of thousands (100s of thousands in Iraq really)
he got blame for Katrina but the truth was the Governor caused most of that as well as the mayor, and mother nature
The deficit spending prior to 08 was getting balanced
as far as the housing bubble, W getting the blame makes about as much sense as Obama getting the blame
Creating a way we could turn these mortgages into a piece of paper that could be traded on the NYSE was nuts (shorted)
and if Glass Se gall caused that the the GOP/Dem congress in 98 as well as Clinton could have never seen what greed was going to do here
W did nothing wrong nor did he policies have anything to do with that collapse

You do make valid points. So thanks. I just don't see any real differences between Bush,Obama,and McCain. Especially when it comes to this Libya Bombing Campaign. I'm positive McCain & Bush would be bombing the shit out of Libya too. I just wish we had a real alternative in Elections. But i really am an optimist. So i think it will happen someday. I just hope i'm around to see it.

I agree.
i am hoping there is a Reagen conservative out there that uses more sense when it comes to how we deal with some questionable military events that occurred during his watch

Reagan wasn't a fiscal conservative, I think Libocalypse was hoping at some point we have one of those. One who (unlike Reagan) isn't big on wasteful spending, growing government and running up debt.

Libo correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[skookerasbil]

You do make valid points. So thanks. I just don't see any real differences between Bush,Obama,and McCain. Especially when it comes to this Libya Bombing Campaign. I'm positive McCain & Bush would be bombing the shit out of Libya too. I just wish we had a real alternative in Elections. But i really am an optimist. So i think it will happen someday. I just hope i'm around to see it.

I agree.
i am hoping there is a Reagen conservative out there that uses more sense when it comes to how we deal with some questionable military events that occurred during his watch

Reagan wasn't a fiscal conservative, I think Libocalypse was hoping at some point we have one of those. One who (unlike Reagan) isn't big on wasteful spending, growing government and running up debt.

Libo correct me if I'm wrong.

Clearly.............Obama is far more fiscally conservative as compared to Reagan!!

 

[Dr.Drock]

I agree.
i am hoping there is a Reagen conservative out there that uses more sense when it comes to how we deal with some questionable military events that occurred during his watch

Reagan wasn't a fiscal conservative, I think Libocalypse was hoping at some point we have one of those. One who (unlike Reagan) isn't big on wasteful spending, growing government and running up debt.

Libo correct me if I'm wrong.

Clearly.............Obama is far more fiscally conservative as compared to Reagan!!

Ummmm ok?

Fact is each president sets the bar a little higher in terms of being fiscally liberal. It happens in chronological order.

Reagan was more fiscally liberal than Carter, Bush I more so than Reagan, Clinton more so than Bush I, Bush II more so than Clinton and now Obama more so than Bush II.

Both parties want to spend spend spend and rack up debt we'll never be able to pay back.

 

[JRK]

Reagan wasn't a fiscal conservative, I think Libocalypse was hoping at some point we have one of those. One who (unlike Reagan) isn't big on wasteful spending, growing government and running up debt.

Libo correct me if I'm wrong.

Clearly.............Obama is far more fiscally conservative as compared to Reagan!!

Ummmm ok?

Fact is each president sets the bar a little higher in terms of being fiscally liberal. It happens in chronological order.

Reagan was more fiscally liberal than Carter, Bush I more so than Reagan, Clinton more so than Bush I, Bush II more so than Clinton and now Obama more so than Bush II.

Both parties want to spend spend spend and rack up debt we'll never be able to pay back.

I am unsure why any-one would claim the items you just claimed
Clinton rose taxes on the working people
So did GWB-1
Reagan had a net cut, GWB had a whole cut
Spending?

how can any-one compare GWB Jr to any-one before him?
9-11
2 wars
6 major hurricanes including Katrina and a deficit that included tax rebates in the 100 billions

take away 9-11
2 wars and the tax rebates and W would have had a huge surplus

GWB has been lied about more than any person I have ever heard of

 

[Avorysuds]

What about the other UN member participating in these actions?

They just dont exsist?

This is a UN action and is completely legal

The constitution of America does not recognize the UN as a power that supersedes it’s laws.

Maybe TM, you would like to dispute that fact?

TM, If someone punched in the face, broke all your ribs and stabbed you 13 times, then robbed you … could you make the case that they “attacked” you? No, because they joined a coalition and they were told to do it. So fuk you, they didn’t do anything wrong or break any laws because their coalition defines an “attack” as shooting you in the ass, and well, they didn’t shot you in the ass did they?

That pretty much sums up your entire argument.

 

[Dr.Drock]

Clearly.............Obama is far more fiscally conservative as compared to Reagan!!

Ummmm ok?

Fact is each president sets the bar a little higher in terms of being fiscally liberal. It happens in chronological order.

Reagan was more fiscally liberal than Carter, Bush I more so than Reagan, Clinton more so than Bush I, Bush II more so than Clinton and now Obama more so than Bush II.

Both parties want to spend spend spend and rack up debt we'll never be able to pay back.

I am unsure why any-one would claim the items you just claimed
Clinton rose taxes on the working people
So did GWB-1
Reagan had a net cut, GWB had a whole cut
Spending?

how can any-one compare GWB Jr to any-one before him?
9-11
2 wars
6 major hurricanes including Katrina and a deficit that included tax rebates in the 100 billions

take away 9-11
2 wars and the tax rebates and W would have had a huge surplus

GWB has been lied about more than any person I have ever heard of

Who cares about tax cuts if you increase spending and the money supply increases? If my dollar is worth 10% less one week and you give me $1.10 the next week you're not doing me any good.

You're doing exactly what any good partisan would do, excuse wasteful spending on circumstance.

Here's a crazy idea, if you need to spend more money somewhere how about CUTTING SPENDING SOMEWHERE ELSE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

9/11 and the adventure in Iraq don't excuse him and his republicans in congress from skyrocketing welfare, sending social security through the roof, pork-barrel spending at never before seen heights, TARP, etc etc.

Face it, Republicans and Democrats are fiscally liberal, there's no way you can talk yourself around history and budgets.

 

[Dr.Drock]

What about the other UN member participating in these actions?

They just dont exsist?

This is a UN action and is completely legal

The constitution of America does not recognize the UN as a power that supersedes it’s laws.

Maybe TM, you would like to dispute that fact?

TM, If someone punched in the face, broke all your ribs and stabbed you 13 times, then robbed you … could you make the case that they “attacked” you? No, because they joined a coalition and they were told to do it. So fuk you, they didn’t do anything wrong or break any laws because their coalition defines an “attack” as shooting you in the ass, and well, they didn’t shot you in the ass did they?

That pretty much sums up your entire argument.

Perfectly said.

 

[JRK]

Ummmm ok?

Fact is each president sets the bar a little higher in terms of being fiscally liberal. It happens in chronological order.

Reagan was more fiscally liberal than Carter, Bush I more so than Reagan, Clinton more so than Bush I, Bush II more so than Clinton and now Obama more so than Bush II.

Both parties want to spend spend spend and rack up debt we'll never be able to pay back.

I am unsure why any-one would claim the items you just claimed
Clinton rose taxes on the working people
So did GWB-1
Reagan had a net cut, GWB had a whole cut
Spending?

how can any-one compare GWB Jr to any-one before him?
9-11
2 wars
6 major hurricanes including Katrina and a deficit that included tax rebates in the 100 billions

take away 9-11
2 wars and the tax rebates and W would have had a huge surplus

GWB has been lied about more than any person I have ever heard of

Who cares about tax cuts if you increase spending and the money supply increases? If my dollar is worth 10% less one week and you give me $1.10 the next week you're not doing me any good.

You're doing exactly what any good partisan would do, excuse wasteful spending on circumstance.

Here's a crazy idea, if you need to spend more money somewhere how about CUTTING SPENDING SOMEWHERE ELSE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

9/11 and the adventure in Iraq don't excuse him and his republicans in congress from skyrocketing welfare, sending social security through the roof, pork-barrel spending at never before seen heights, TARP, etc etc.

Face it, Republicans and Democrats are fiscally liberal, there's no way you can talk yourself around history and budgets.

Ok then take an additional 10% out of your paycheck and send it to the treasury. I will keep mine
Excuses?
what excuses
9-11 cost us over 2 trillion dollars in war cost and lost tax revenue. Thats just information no matter who is the president
Tarp? we got that back (at least what GWB loaned out) BHO has about 50 billion still out

 

[Dr.Drock]

I am unsure why any-one would claim the items you just claimed
Clinton rose taxes on the working people
So did GWB-1
Reagan had a net cut, GWB had a whole cut
Spending?

how can any-one compare GWB Jr to any-one before him?
9-11
2 wars
6 major hurricanes including Katrina and a deficit that included tax rebates in the 100 billions

take away 9-11
2 wars and the tax rebates and W would have had a huge surplus

GWB has been lied about more than any person I have ever heard of

Who cares about tax cuts if you increase spending and the money supply increases? If my dollar is worth 10% less one week and you give me $1.10 the next week you're not doing me any good.

You're doing exactly what any good partisan would do, excuse wasteful spending on circumstance.

Here's a crazy idea, if you need to spend more money somewhere how about CUTTING SPENDING SOMEWHERE ELSE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

9/11 and the adventure in Iraq don't excuse him and his republicans in congress from skyrocketing welfare, sending social security through the roof, pork-barrel spending at never before seen heights, TARP, etc etc.

Face it, Republicans and Democrats are fiscally liberal, there's no way you can talk yourself around history and budgets.

Ok then take an additional 10% out of your paycheck and send it to the treasury. I will keep mine
Excuses?
what excuses
9-11 cost us over 2 trillion dollars in war cost and lost tax revenue. Thats just information no matter who is the president
Tarp? we got that back (at least what GWB loaned out) BHO has about 50 billion still out

Please address why 9/11 and the War in Iraq caused Bush and a republican congress to skyrocket welfare, social security and pork barrel spending.

Trust me I want taxes a lot lower than you do. The point is out of control government spending along with minor tax cuts doesn't really do anything for the middle and lower class.

 

[Vanquish]

I'm against BO on this one. Another war we dont want, can't afford, and shouldnt have gotten into.

"We're saving lives" Really? So we become the world police to save lives? Bullshit.

Barry Oblammy has it wrong on this one.

 

[BlindBoo]

What about the other UN member participating in these actions?

They just dont exsist?

This is a UN action and is completely legal

The constitution of America does not recognize the UN as a power that supersedes it’s laws.

Maybe TM, you would like to dispute that fact?

TM, If someone punched in the face, broke all your ribs and stabbed you 13 times, then robbed you … could you make the case that they “attacked” you? No, because they joined a coalition and they were told to do it. So fuk you, they didn’t do anything wrong or break any laws because their coalition defines an “attack” as shooting you in the ass, and well, they didn’t shot you in the ass did they?

That pretty much sums up your entire argument.

I would say that it is not as clear cut as y ou may think.

Magic City Morning Star: U.N. Charter or U.S. Constitution?

On one side the Supreme Court has said, Miranda vs Arizona "Where rights secured by the Constitution are involved, there can be no rule making or legislation which would abrogate them.

The other side says, in Sei Fujii vs California the court has declared, "The Charter [of the United Nations] has become the Supreme Law of the Land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or the laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.

In Reid vs Covert, the Supreme Court has said, "This court has regularly and uniformly recognized the supremacy of the Constitution over a treaty."

On April 12, 1952 Secretary of State John Foster Dulles [CFR] said, "Treaties make International law and also make domestic law. Under our Constitution, treaties become the supreme law of the land. They are indeed more supreme than ordinary laws, for Congressional laws are invalid if they do not conform to the Constitution, where as treaty law can overide the Constitution."

 

[sinister59]

Now he bombs the very same place Reagan did with Tomahawk missiles in the 80s
Until recently the up-tick in predator drone attacks in Pakistan made W look like a saint.

And this "action" with Libya, Congress okay with this?
people forget that Congress approved the war with Iraq

I told yawl a week ago
BHO is GWB on steriods

fact , your a moron

 

[Dr.Drock]

Now he bombs the very same place Reagan did with Tomahawk missiles in the 80s
Until recently the up-tick in predator drone attacks in Pakistan made W look like a saint.

And this "action" with Libya, Congress okay with this?
people forget that Congress approved the war with Iraq

I told yawl a week ago
BHO is GWB on steriods

fact , your a moron

Classic

"Your a moron"

 

[JRK]

Who cares about tax cuts if you increase spending and the money supply increases? If my dollar is worth 10% less one week and you give me $1.10 the next week you're not doing me any good.

You're doing exactly what any good partisan would do, excuse wasteful spending on circumstance.

Here's a crazy idea, if you need to spend more money somewhere how about CUTTING SPENDING SOMEWHERE ELSE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

9/11 and the adventure in Iraq don't excuse him and his republicans in congress from skyrocketing welfare, sending social security through the roof, pork-barrel spending at never before seen heights, TARP, etc etc.

Face it, Republicans and Democrats are fiscally liberal, there's no way you can talk yourself around history and budgets.

Ok then take an additional 10% out of your paycheck and send it to the treasury. I will keep mine
Excuses?
what excuses
9-11 cost us over 2 trillion dollars in war cost and lost tax revenue. Thats just information no matter who is the president
Tarp? we got that back (at least what GWB loaned out) BHO has about 50 billion still out

Please address why 9/11 and the War in Iraq caused Bush and a republican congress to skyrocket welfare, social security and pork barrel spending.

Trust me I want taxes a lot lower than you do. The point is out of control government spending along with minor tax cuts doesn't really do anything for the middle and lower class.

If you take the budgets deficits
take tax rebates
9-11 cost (Iraq included)
Katrina and the other 6 major hurricanes we had

We run with a surplus over his 8 years

 

[sinister59]

Clearly.............Obama is far more fiscally conservative as compared to Reagan!!

Ummmm ok?

Fact is each president sets the bar a little higher in terms of being fiscally liberal. It happens in chronological order.

Reagan was more fiscally liberal than Carter, Bush I more so than Reagan, Clinton more so than Bush I, Bush II more so than Clinton and now Obama more so than Bush II.

Both parties want to spend spend spend and rack up debt we'll never be able to pay back.

I am unsure why any-one would claim the items you just claimed
Clinton rose taxes on the working people
So did GWB-1
Reagan had a net cut, GWB had a whole cut
Spending?

how can any-one compare GWB Jr to any-one before him?
9-11
2 wars
6 major hurricanes including Katrina and a deficit that included tax rebates in the 100 billions

take away 9-11
2 wars and the tax rebates and W would have had a huge surplus

GWB has been lied about more than any person I have ever heard of

you mean george h bush then clinton but Bill left with a projected surplus of money and jobs . bush took over and gave us a hug deficit giving the rich a large tax break .

 

[CountofTuscany]

Now he bombs the very same place Reagan did with Tomahawk missiles in the 80s
Until recently the up-tick in predator drone attacks in Pakistan made W look like a saint.

And this "action" with Libya, Congress okay with this?
people forget that Congress approved the war with Iraq

I told yawl a week ago
BHO is GWB on steriods

He should be impeached for this. Seriously. He takes every questionable move Bush did and steps it up a few notches in the wrong direction.

 

[JRK]

Now he bombs the very same place Reagan did with Tomahawk missiles in the 80s
Until recently the up-tick in predator drone attacks in Pakistan made W look like a saint.

And this "action" with Libya, Congress okay with this?
people forget that Congress approved the war with Iraq

I told yawl a week ago
BHO is GWB on steriods

He should be impeached for this. Seriously. He takes every questionable move Bush did and steps it up a few notches in the wrong direction.

I am telling you people this man is GWB on super steroids
Deficit spending
billions vs trillions
Gitmo
Ditto
I mean GWB took 18 months and had two resolutions supporting him from congress before he invades Iraq
BHO attacks Libya while on vacation
I am as serious as you are

this was from 1998, we had another one in 2002

H.R.4655
Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (Enrolled Bill (Sent to President))



Bill Summary & Status for the 105th Congress

H.R.4655
Public Law: 105-338 (10/31/98)
SPONSOR: Rep Gilman (introduced 09/29/98)

RELATED BILLS: S.2525

TITLE(S):

SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
Iraq Liberation Act of 1998
SHORT TITLE(S) AS PASSED HOUSE:
Iraq Liberation Act of 1998
SHORT TITLE(S) AS ENACTED:
Iraq Liberation Act of 1998
OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
A bill to establish a program to support a transition to democracy in Iraq.
STATUS: Floor Actions
10/31/98 Public Law 105-338 (11/12/98 CR D1205)
10/20/98 Measure presented to President (10/21/98 CR H11704)
10/20/98 Enrolled Measure signed in Senate (CR S12718)
10/19/98 Enrolled Measure signed in House (CR H11546)
10/07/98 Measure passed Senate (CR S11812)
10/07/98 Measure considered in Senate (CR S11811-11812)
10/07/98 Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate (CR S11811)
10/05/98 Measure passed House, amended, roll call #482 (360-38) (CR H9494)
10/05/98 Measure considered in House (CR H9486-9494)
10/05/98 Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House (CR H9486)

STATUS: Detailed Legislative Status

House Actions

Sep 29, 98:
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Oct 2, 98:
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 2, 98:
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 5, 98:
Called up by House under suspension of the rules.
Considered by House as unfinished business.
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 360 - 38 (Roll No. 482).
Senate Actions

Oct 6, 98:
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Oct 7, 98:
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 8, 98:
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Executive Actions

Oct 7, 98:
Cleared for White House.
Oct 20, 98:
Presented to President.
Oct 31, 98:
Became Public Law No: 105-338.
Signed by President.
STATUS: Congressional Record Page References


10/01/98 Introductory remarks on Measure (CR E1857)
10/05/98 Full text of Measure as passed House printed (CR H9486-9487)

COMMITTEE(S):

COMMITTEE(S) OF REFERRAL:
House International Relations
AMENDMENT(S):
***NONE***

COSPONSORS(1):

Rep Cox - 09/29/98

SUMMARY:

(REVISED AS OF 10/05/98 -- Passed House, amended)

Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 - Declares that it should be the policy of the United States to seek to remove the Saddam Hussein regime from power in Iraq and to replace it with a democratic government.

Authorizes the President, after notifying specified congressional committees, to provide to the Iraqi democratic opposition organizations: (1) grant assistance for radio and television broadcasting to Iraq; (2) Department of Defense (DOD) defense articles and services and military education and training (IMET); and (3) humanitarian assistance, with emphasis on addressing the needs of individuals who have fled from areas under the control of the Hussein regime. Prohibits assistance to any group or organization that is engaged in military cooperation with the Hussein regime. Authorizes appropriations.

Directs the President to designate: (1) one or more Iraqi democratic opposition organizations that meet specified criteria as eligible to receive assistance under this Act; and (2) additional such organizations which satisfy the President's criteria.

Urges the President to call upon the United Nations to establish an international criminal tribunal for the purpose of indicting, prosecuting, and imprisoning Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials who are responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide, and other criminal violations of international law.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that once the Saddam Hussein regime is removed from power in Iraq, the United States should support Iraq's transition to democracy by providing humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people and democracy transition assistance to Iraqi parties and movements with democratic goals, including convening Iraq's foreign creditors to develop a multilateral response to the foreign debt incurred by the Hussein regime.






H.R.4655
Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (Enrolled Bill (Sent to President))


One Hundred Fifth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight

An Act

To establish a program to support a transition to democracy in Iraq.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Iraq Liberation Act of 1998'.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On September 22, 1980, Iraq invaded Iran, starting an 8 year war in which Iraq employed chemical weapons against Iranian troops and ballistic missiles against Iranian cities.
(2) In February 1988, Iraq forcibly relocated Kurdish civilians from their home villages in the Anfal campaign, killing an estimated 50,000 to 180,000 Kurds.
(3) On March 16, 1988, Iraq used chemical weapons against Iraqi Kurdish civilian opponents in the town of Halabja, killing an estimated 5,000 Kurds and causing numerous birth defects that affect the town today.
(4) On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded and began a 7 month occupation of Kuwait, killing and committing numerous abuses against Kuwaiti civilians, and setting Kuwait's oil wells ablaze upon retreat.
(5) Hostilities in Operation Desert Storm ended on February 28, 1991, and Iraq subsequently accepted the ceasefire conditions specified in United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 (April 3, 1991) requiring Iraq, among other things, to disclose fully and permit the dismantlement of its weapons of mass destruction programs and submit to long-term monitoring and verification of such dismantlement.
(6) In April 1993, Iraq orchestrated a failed plot to assassinate former President George Bush during his April 14-16, 1993, visit to Kuwait.
(7) In October 1994, Iraq moved 80,000 troops to areas near the border with Kuwait, posing an imminent threat of a renewed invasion of or attack against Kuwait.
(8) On August 31, 1996, Iraq suppressed many of its opponents by helping one Kurdish faction capture Irbil, the seat of the Kurdish regional government.
(9) Since March 1996, Iraq has systematically sought to deny weapons inspectors from the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM) access to key facilities and documents, has on several occasions endangered the safe operation of UNSCOM helicopters transporting UNSCOM personnel in Iraq, and has persisted in a pattern of deception and concealment regarding the history of its weapons of mass destruction programs.
(10) On August 5, 1998, Iraq ceased all cooperation with UNSCOM, and subsequently threatened to end long-term monitoring activities by the International Atomic Energy Agency and UNSCOM.
(11) On August 14, 1998, President Clinton signed Public Law 105-235, which declared that `the Government of Iraq is in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations' and urged the President `to take appropriate action, in accordance with the Constitution and relevant laws of the United States, to bring Iraq into compliance with its international obligations.'.
(12) On May 1, 1998, President Clinton signed Public Law 105-174, which made $5,000,000 available for assistance to the Iraqi democratic opposition for such activities as organization, training, communication and dissemination of information, developing and implementing agreements among opposition groups, compiling information to support the indictment of Iraqi officials for war crimes, and for related purposes.
SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD IRAQ.

It should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq and to promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace that regime.
SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT A TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ.

(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE- The President may provide to the Iraqi democratic opposition organizations designated in accordance with section 5 the following assistance:
(1) BROADCASTING ASSISTANCE- (A) Grant assistance to such organizations for radio and television broadcasting by such organizations to Iraq.
(B) There is authorized to be appropriated to the United States Information Agency $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 to carry out this paragraph.
(2) MILITARY ASSISTANCE- (A) The President is authorized to direct the drawdown of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training for such organizations.
(B) The aggregate value (as defined in section 644(m) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961) of assistance provided under this paragraph may not exceed $97,000,000.
(b) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE- The Congress urges the President to use existing authorities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide humanitarian assistance to individuals living in areas of Iraq controlled by organizations designated in accordance with section 5, with emphasis on addressing the needs of individuals who have fled to such areas from areas under the control of the Saddam Hussein regime.
(c) RESTRICTION ON ASSISTANCE- No assistance under this section shall be provided to any group within an organization designated in accordance with section 5 which group is, at the time the assistance is to be provided, engaged in military cooperation with the Saddam Hussein regime.
(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT- The President shall notify the congressional committees specified in section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 at least 15 days in advance of each obligation of assistance under this section in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 634A.
(e) REIMBURSEMENT RELATING TO MILITARY ASSISTANCE-
(1) IN GENERAL- Defense articles, defense services, and military education and training provided under subsection (a)(2) shall be made available without reimbursement to the Department of Defense except to the extent that funds are appropriated pursuant to paragraph (2).
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be appropriated to the President for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the applicable appropriation, fund, or account for the value (as defined in section 644(m) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961) of defense articles, defense services, or military education and training provided under subsection (a)(2).
(f) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS- (1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated under this section are authorized to remain available until expended.
(2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated under this section are in addition to amounts otherwise available for the purposes described in this section.
(g) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE- Activities under this section (including activities of the nature described in subsection (b)) may be undertaken notwithstanding any other provision of law.
SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF IRAQI DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION ORGANIZATION.

(a) INITIAL DESIGNATION- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act , the President shall designate one or more Iraqi democratic opposition organizations that the President determines satisfy the criteria set forth in subsection (c) as eligible to receive assistance under section 4.
(b) DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS- At any time subsequent to the initial designation pursuant to subsection (a), the President may designate one or more additional Iraqi democratic opposition organizations that the President determines satisfy the criteria set forth in subsection (c) as eligible to receive assistance under section 4.
(c) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION- In designating an organization pursuant to this section, the President shall consider only organizations that--
(1) include a broad spectrum of Iraqi individuals, groups, or both, opposed to the Saddam Hussein regime; and
(2) are committed to democratic values, to respect for human rights, to peaceful relations with Iraq's neighbors, to maintaining Iraq's territorial integrity, and to fostering cooperation among democratic opponents of the Saddam Hussein regime.
(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT- At least 15 days in advance of designating an Iraqi democratic opposition organization pursuant to this section, the President shall notify the congressional committees specified in section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of his proposed designation in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 634A.
SEC. 6. WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL FOR IRAQ.

Consistent with section 301 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-138), House Concurrent Resolution 137, 105th Congress (approved by the House of Representatives on November 13, 1997), and Senate Concurrent Resolution 78, 105th Congress (approved by the Senate on March 13, 1998), the Congress urges the President to call upon the United Nations to establish an international criminal tribunal for the purpose of indicting, prosecuting, and imprisoning Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials who are responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide, and other criminal violations of international law.
SEC. 7. ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ UPON REPLACEMENT OF SADDAM HUSSEIN REGIME.

It is the sense of the Congress that once the Saddam Hussein regime is removed from power in Iraq, the United States should support Iraq's transition to democracy by providing immediate and substantial humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people, by providing democracy transition assistance to Iraqi parties and movements with democratic goals, and by convening Iraq's foreign creditors to develop a multilateral response to Iraq's foreign debt incurred by Saddam Hussein's regime.
SEC. 8. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize or otherwise speak to the use of United States Armed Forces (except as provided in section 4(a)(2)) in carrying out this Act .
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

 

[Dr.Drock]

Ok then take an additional 10% out of your paycheck and send it to the treasury. I will keep mine
Excuses?
what excuses
9-11 cost us over 2 trillion dollars in war cost and lost tax revenue. Thats just information no matter who is the president
Tarp? we got that back (at least what GWB loaned out) BHO has about 50 billion still out

Please address why 9/11 and the War in Iraq caused Bush and a republican congress to skyrocket welfare, social security and pork barrel spending.

Trust me I want taxes a lot lower than you do. The point is out of control government spending along with minor tax cuts doesn't really do anything for the middle and lower class.

If you take the budgets deficits
take tax rebates
9-11 cost (Iraq included)
Katrina and the other 6 major hurricanes we had

We run with a surplus over his 8 years

I guess I'll try copy and paste, see if that works.

Please address why 9/11 and the War in Iraq caused Bush and a republican congress to skyrocket welfare, social security and pork barrel spending.

Bold and underline as well.